I think it was an interesting case study to include in this module to illustrate the innovative technologies that are being developed to help address one of the 5 R’s of Waste Management (rethink, reduce, REUSE, recycle, & recover) and as an ALTERNATIVE source of energy.
To be deemed a RENEWABLE energy source, the bio-fuels would need to exist on their own without the re-profiling/burning of petrochemical derivatives such as plastics or other inorganic, man-made materials.
I get a little nervous thinking about the idea of bio-fuels being accounted for as a renewable energy source in the instance of corporations, governments, or other entities tying their Renewable Energy claims to such bio-fuel production instead of truly RENEWABLE energy technologies as covered throughout this module on Community-Based Renewable Energy.
